The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-15
BAToNNE BABBLEs.

Contractor James j, Cogan is at work
upon the Improvement of Meigs street, be-
tween Avenues G and d.
The Quicksteps succumbed Wednesday
afternoon to the nine of the Alert Athletic
Club. The score was 16 to 8.
An extension, one hundred and twenty
feet in length, has been added to the float
of the Shore House at Bergen Point.
Considerably improved in health, Mr.. f.
Day voorhees,, of Bergen Point, has re-
turned from trip to the British Isles
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Trendholm. of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William I. Fowler, of this
city.
Fer George Taylor, a two-story frame
store and dwelling is being erected on Six
teeutA street, Bergen Point, by William
Barnes.
Recorder and Mrs John FL. Besher are
entertaining their daughter, Mrs. Andrew
A Rowe, OF Brooklyn, at their residence on
Avenue E.
Daniel Sullivan, well-known Bergen
Point typo, is home again, having con-
cluded tour of several months duration
through Florida.
A regular monthly meeting OF the Bay
onue Teachers Association will be held
Wednesday afternoon in Public School No.
2, at Centreville.
One candidate was initiated Monday
evening in Odd Fellows Hall, at Centre
vile, ~ the members of Mt. Vernon Lodge
No. 176, /. o. 0. F.
The officers of the Pamrapo Building
and Loan Association will lease Salter's
Hall on Centre street as the headquarters
for the organization.
improvements which will cost $3.50
are being made to Mr.. William G. Alpers
frame building at the corner of Avenue d
and Summit street, Cent~eville.
Next Saturday afternoon the crack team
of the Bergen Point Athletic club will do
battle on the Avenue grounds with the
nine of the Brooklyn Athletic club.
The teachers certificate of Miss Annie z.
LaTowiett of Public School No. 1, has
been extended by the Board of Education
until the termination of the school year.
The nuptia,s of Miss Maggie Nicholson,
formerly society belle of Bayonne, and
Mr.. Edward Forsyth Smith, of New York
city, will be celebrated within few days.
Thomas Corners, waterman of no mean
capacity as al oarsman, has been reap
pointed ianitor of their club bouse by the
Argonauta Rowing Association of Bergen
Point.
Thesmembers of Hope He or an Ladder
Company, No. 2. rendered very pleasant
reception Tuesday evening to number of
their friends in their truck house on Huron
avenue.
By score of II to the first nine of
Public School No were taken into camp
Wednesday afternoon by the first nine
from st. Mary's Paroehlal School, of Ber-
gen Point.
A regular semi-monthly meeting of the
Board of Ed ucation will be held tomorrow
evening. The Board of Councilmen is
scheduled to meet Tuesday evening in
regular session.
Mr.. Alonzo D. Hobbin, of Bergen Point.
has been necessitated by continuous ILL
health to resign his position as book
keeper for the Mechanics Trust Company.
Mr.. Weld is lis successor.
With the intention of raising funds to
assist in establishing Iublic library 1t
Bergen Point, a course of six lectures TO
be delivered has been arranged by the
Bergen Point Deba ing Society.
In the Third German Reeor neil Church
on Avenue I services will b. held this
morning under the direction of the Bap-
fist Society of Bergen Point. Rev. Robert
E. Farrier of New York city will officiate
Anticipating race between BuLear and
Ned Hanlan over the Kill-yon-Kull course
during the summer season, the members
of the Argonauta Rowing Association have
rendered Hanlan the use of their club
house.
Treasurer Egbert Seymour of the Fire
. apartments Relief Fund announces that
the finances of the organization are in such
an excellent condition that the trustees
will loan 81, 500 on frst-class bond and
mortgage.
During meeting held at the residence
of ex-School Trustee Alexander Christie,
the complete organization of the proposed
Bayonns Athletic Club was effected
Grounds on Avenue A have been secured
by the club.
The third anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the Ladies' Aid Society, of the
Third Germany Reformed Church of Ber-
gen Point. will be appropriately celebrated
to-day by the members. At p. m. the
pastor, Rev. Gottleib Andrea, will deliver
a special sermon in honor of the event.
Messrs Conrad Muller. E. McCase, Geo.
W. Van Wrinkle, Rev. Henry W. F. Jones,
J. O. Wyman, Anthony t. Bray, H Morti-
mer Bush, NJ. D., Col. Charles W. Fuller,
G. Marshall and j. Van Woert of Bergen
Point were recently chosen members of the
Hudson County Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
Until Memorial Day the comrades of
Custer Post, No. 6, Sons of Veterans, will
hold weekly drills Wednesday evenings in
. the Posts headquarters at Wulfs Hall.
Captain Philip Lumbreyer, comrade of
4 n
sey City, will act as instructor of the com
mand.
Pat Mcclellan, the well-known yacht
builder, is constructing two very pretty
sloop yachts. The larger craft is for a
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